Follow the Leader

 Psalm 100:3

Acknowledge that the LORD is God. 

     He made us and we are His. 

We are His people, the sheep of His

     pasture.  (NLT)

     The is no better Leader to follow; no better Shepherd to stay close to than our Lord God and Savior, Jesus Christ. This passage of Scripture is an awesome truth—one that we should repeat to ourselves at the beginning of every new day that He gives us. Following the Leader of life is no game, for this life is the only chance we get to follow the right Leader. Whether we sing out this truth or whisper it in private, it is pleasing to God when He hears His people acknowledge Him. He commands us to have no other gods aside from Him. And for those of us whose only God is the LORD, we know that God is with us 24/7, watching our backs, guiding our ways, and giving us everything we need for godly living. And this brings us the peace and courage to boldly proclaim the only God to the world.

     Accepting the Lord as your Savior will change your life in such an amazing way that both praising and worshiping Him will come as natural as breathing does. It is far wiser to pick the Creator and the Author of life to follow than anything He has created, because the Creator is always the One Greater and Wiser than anything He creates.  God is Sovereign and in control of everything, and when you have the knowledge of who He is, what He has accomplished and what He promises to do, you gain the confidence and faith that will get you through this short, difficult life and Home where you belong.  Without the Shepherd, my friend, you will never find your way Home. Humble yourself at the foot of the Jesus’ Cross and accept His saving sacrifice. For there is no One better, no One mightier, and no One wiser than the Good Shepherd of our souls, Messiah Jesus.

                                        A Whisper of Hope

I AM LORD, dear child...the only living God and the only One who can lead you safely Home—the eternal Home that I made for you to live with Me forever.  There are many false shepherds, many false prophets, and many lies, but there is only One LORD.

Revelation 7:17

For the Lamb who stands in front of the throne will

be their Shepherd.  He will lead them to the springs

of living water.  And God will wipe away all their tears.  (NLT)

                    But those who trust in idols,

                      calling them their gods—

                they will be turned away in shame.

                                         (Isaiah 42:17)